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I am going to Reykjavik next weekend. I have 3 days free to check out Iceland. I have never been before and most likely will never go again, so I have one shot to hit it. I know we are going to do the geothermal Blue Lagoon one day, and maybe the geysers and waterfalls. Other than that, any must do places to see/eat/drink? I did note that they have sunlight for 20+ hours this time of the year, so that should be interesting.

Thanks for any help.

Denver.
 
I went to Iceland for a week in 2008 and loved it. I thought the Blue Lagoon was overrated, but I'm not big into spa stuff. It was pretty though.

Definitely go check out the waterfalls.

I did a number of daytrips via Reykjavik Excursions. I don't recall the specific trips we did, though I'm pretty sure the Golden Circle was one of them. The absolute best thing I did there was see the Aurora Borealis, but with the amount of daylight right now, I'm not sure you'll be able to do that. I went in late September/early October.

I had a fantastic dinner at Tapas Barinn. Definitely recommend that. Everything in the city was pretty expensive so I could only do one nice dinner, so this was a great way to try a number of dishes in the tapas style. I had puffin and whale, among other things. It looks like they have a specific Icelandic Gourmet menu choice. Then we also did very basic (and inexpensive!) lunch one day at a hot dog place called Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur. Pretty good!

From paging back through my digital photo album, I'll recap some of my favorite places outside the city. I also had fun wandering around Reykjavik itself.

Gullfoss waterfall:

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Strokkur geyser:

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Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park:

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some history at Skógasafn (c. 1850):

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Skogafoss waterfall:

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Black sand beach and white snow, in Vík í Myrdal:

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Seljalandsfoss waterfall:

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You could go behind Seljalandsfoss too:

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We also went out to the glacier tongue Sólheimajökull from the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, but the pictures I have online from that aren't great though it was pretty awesome to climb on a glacier.
 
I was at the airport.....nice sweaters at the shop inside.

Very hot women...lots of drinking and sex.
 
I brought a bottle of Brennivin home with me. It sure is a unique flavor! Worth trying... once.
 
denver what do you do for a living? you seem like you're always heading out to a pretty unique place for work.
 
bth9673 said:
denver what do you do for a living? you seem like you're always heading out to a pretty unique place for work.
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Semi-retired. My wife is a flight attendant for Delta and only does international. (I robbed the cradle and way outkicked my coverage) Between her trips, our flying privileges, and my mileage stash from 25 years on the road, we see the world-literally. This Iceland trip is a 5 day trip for her, so it is free for me. We are very fortunate to be able to travel as we do...it is a passion of mine, hell, more like a vice.
 
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Sólheimajökull Mýrdalsjökull



...how are these words? Nordic languages are so crazy to me. I guess english is pretty screwy too..but still. solheimajokull? i feel like i should say 'bless you!' and/or offer a tissue after hearing that.
 
denverpacker said:
Semi-retired. My wife is a flight attendant for Delta and only does international. (I robbed the cradle and way outkicked my coverage) Between her trips, our flying privileges, and my mileage stash from 25 years on the road, we see the world-literally. This Iceland trip is a 5 day trip for her, so it is free for me. We are very fortunate to be able to travel as we do...it is a passion of mine, hell, more like a vice.
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...and this is pretty much amazing.
 
Yes, people go there all the time; they have a thriving tourism industry.
 
lbE08 said:
Sólheimajökull Mýrdalsjökull



...how are these words? Nordic languages are so crazy to me. I guess english is pretty screwy too..but still. solheimajokull? i feel like i should say 'bless you!' and/or offer a tissue after hearing that.
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I got a little language book for my trip so I could try to speak the native tongue, but it was just laughable trying to pronounce half of it when you got past some of the very basics.

Yes = Já
No = Nei
Thank you = Takk
Thank you very much = Takk fyrir
You're welcome = þú ert velkominn/Gerðu svo vel
Please = Vinsamlegast/Takk
Excuse me = Fyrirgefðu
Hello = Halló/Góðan daginn
Goodbye = Bless

I was all about some "takk" for thank you, and I still say that to my sister (who I took the trip with), but we settled on "takk back" instead of the phrase for you're welcome.
 
lbE08 said:
Sólheimajökull Mýrdalsjökull



...how are these words? Nordic languages are so crazy to me. I guess english is pretty screwy too..but still. solheimajokull? i feel like i should say 'bless you!' and/or offer a tissue after hearing that.
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like with german, words are combinations of smaller words
 
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